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Summer Beerfest Wrap Up

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John Fahrner
John Fahrner
Co-founder at Sommbeer.com
I enjoy supporting local beer and breweries.
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Summary of event’s from the 2019 Michigan Summer Beer FestivalWe’re wrapping up our coverage of this years Michigan Summer Beer Festival, but we wanted to finish the week with an article that includes all the awesome videos put up by Draft Therapy. These videos include Sean’s conversations with both Old Nation Brewing’s Travis Fritt, and Oddside Ales’ Wes O’Leary as well as our top 5 beers we tried at this years festival. If you’re not already subscribed to the Draft Therapy YouTube channel make sure…

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Michigan Summer Beerfest 2019!

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John Fahrner
John Fahrner
Co-founder at Sommbeer.com
I enjoy supporting local beer and breweries.
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This past weekend the Michigan Brewers Guild hosted their 22nd annual Summer Beer Festival In Ypsilanti Michigan. This event is the largest beer festival hosted by the guild and in my opinion it is definitely the highlight of the entire season. Brewers from all over the state show off to feature their newest and most sought after beers and craft beer enthusiasts come from far and wide to same these delectable offerings. This year we partnered with Sean from Draft Therapy to check out the…

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Craft Beer: A Community or a Family?

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Stephen Carter
Stephen Carter
My name is Stephen and I am relatively new to the craft scene, however I am intent on trying as many new beers as I can whilst visiting as many pubs, bars, breweries and festivals along the way. You can follow my travels over on my Twitter page (@points_of_brew) or on my Instagram account (@stecarter91). My favourite styles of beer are a murky IPA or a sweet West Coast IPA but I am open to trying new beers that push boundaries and continue to innovate.

Beyond my beer drinking and beer travels I am a keen sports fan and play football, cricket and rugby regularly and more recently I have taken up archery. Video games and reading also play an important role in my life, often having a beer whilst gaming or reading!
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When I first started on my beer journey, I wasn’t sure where it would take me. At the time all I knew was that I wanted to get my hands on as many new and exciting beers as I could. I was hooked and needed more. Since then, my outlook has changed. Not that I don’t want to try new beers (I don’t think that will ever be the case!) but more that I want to be more involved with the craft community. At the…

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Sommbeer’s 5 favorite beers From the Michigan Summer Beerfest 2018

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John Fahrner
John Fahrner
Co-founder at Sommbeer.com
I enjoy supporting local beer and breweries.
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Michigan Summer Beerfest 2018 in Review This past weekend marked Michigan’s 21st annual Summer Beerfest hosted by the Michigan Brewers Guild. This event is by far the biggest of the four beer festivals hosted by the guild, and the talented and dedicated brewers in the state of Michigan always bring their “A” game for this event.  The event goes on rain or shine (luckily this year we had extremely pleasant weather) and is widely considered one of the biggest and best beer parties you can…

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The Phoenix of Hunahpu’s Day

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John Uhlig
John Uhlig
Founder at the Brewrist
Craft Beer lover and traveler.
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What is Hunahpu day? It started as a small free event for a beer release and is now a $200 to $400 ticketed event. Cigar City, one of the premiere Craft Breweries in the country , if not the world, hosts the release and festival the 3rd Saturday in March annually. The beer itself is an Imperial Stout Aged on Cacao Nibs, Madagascar Vanilla Beans, Ancho Chilis, Pasilla Chilis and Cinnamon. it is ranked 100 with over 4000 ratings on Beer Advocate. Do I I have…

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Fear and Loathing In Livonia

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Don Manfredi
Don Manfredi
Yooper, Spartan, martial artist, friend to most things fermented.
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I saw a t-shirt once that had the saying “you can’t drink all day if you don’t start early” emblazoned on the front of it.  Don’t get me wrong, I have always been a gigantic fan of day drinking. Some of my fondest memory lapses have come on the tail end of all-day drinking marathons. Thing is, it has probably been over 20 years since I decided to saddle up to a bar stool in the a.m. with the intention of staying until after dark.…

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Florida Brewers Guild Festival – Tampa

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John Uhlig
John Uhlig
Founder at the Brewrist
Craft Beer lover and traveler.
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Tampa, Florida is a great place to be in  general, but especially the first weekend in March. Aside from the great weather, it is the time when Beer week kicks off. What Better way to kick off a Beer Week than with the Florida Brewers Guild Beer Festival. This was my third time attending this festival, and if you have not made it there yet, it should be a definite  must on your Craft Beer bucket list. I am still amazed how many craft beer lovers…

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DESTINATION:Extreme Beer Fest, Boston #beerfest

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Jeff Roberts
Jeff Roberts
Located in New England. Avid beer drinker, Founder of The Craft Beer Enthusiast Union, beer traveler.
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  Anyone who has been to Beer Advocate’s Extreme Beer Fest will tell you it’s nothing short of epic. Any fest boasting 70 breweries and at least 250 beers is amazing, but consider this; Extreme Beer Fest brewers get to attend by invite only. The result is a no holds barred, mind blowing, often once in a lifetime beer offering, and each year the beer list gets more amazing. With a price tag of about $60 per ticket, no one can argue that Extreme Beer…

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